Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-112 in double overtime in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
Khris Middleton made a putback with 2.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 96 for the Bucks, but the Raptors outscored them 22-16 in the two overtimes.
The Bucks had the ball down 2 with 59 seconds left, but Pascal Siakam blocked Brook Lopez’s driving layup. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Bucks 30-24. Leonard (No. 4 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 14 of the Raptors’ 30 on 5 for 10 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Siakam had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Raptors scored 2 points off them. With 4:13 left in the second overtime, Middleton stole the ball from Leonard, and George Hill’s tip-in off it put the Bucks ahead 105-103.
Siakam had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals, and Marc Gasol added 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks.
For the Bucks, Hill scored 24 points on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench, and Nikola Mirotic went 1 for 7 from 3. Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points (10 in the paint) off the bench. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12 points, 23 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks but shot 5 for 16.
The Raptors shot 39.2% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Bucks’ 37.3% and 31.8%. The Bucks turned it over 20 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Raptors 54-27 off the bench. The Bucks’ starters were outscored 28-14 in 10 minutes together. Kyle Lowry and Norman Powell fouled out for the Raptors, and Antetokounmpo for the Bucks.